Avoid Toxins

Please note that the following are personal notes from my readings. None of it should be viewed as medical advice. Please always consult with your physicians to determine what decisions are best for you and your family.

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EPA risk assessment methods show that children accumulate up to 50 percent of their lifetime cancer risk by their second birthday. The EPA has determined that up to age two, babies are, on average, ten times more vulnerable to carcinogenic chemicals than adults, and for some cancer- causing agents are up to 65 times more vulnerable.

“Organic is certainly your best bet, to further limit exposure to toxic chemicals. No one knows for sure how much risk exists from the pesticide residue on produce, but here’s what we do know: the younger you are, the more your cells are susceptible to damage from toxins. It seems wise to try to feed our young children organic food whenever possible.”

“We have come to understand that chemicals in the environment can cause a wide range of developmental disabilities in children… In the words of pediatrician Herbert L. Needleman, ‘We are conducting a vast toxicologic experiment in our society, in which our children and our children’s children are the experimental subjects.”

– The Developing Brain and the Environment: An Introduction, Bernard Weiss MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Philip J. Landrigan MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 107 Supplement 3, June 2000; HealthyChild.com